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I had some doubts about the heading of this chapter: Religion ought not to be a separate thing from daily life, and, therefore, all remarks on the subject ought to come under one or other of the chapters which treat of the different duties of life.  There are, however, certain definite religious duties which may perhaps be spoken of more clearly in a separate chapter.  I would ask you always to bear in mind that no religious duties are of much value that are not a regular part of our daily life, and that there is no line to be drawn between natural and religious duties.  “Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the Glory of God.”

Prayer, private and public.  What I have said in a former paper holds good now.  No boy can safely neglect his morning and evening prayers and his public worship on Sundays.  Prayer should include daily self-examination: no one can get on in the world unless he looks after his own affairs, and reckons from time to time how he stands.  So with our daily life—we should try it day by day, and see if we are keeping straight.  Each night we should look back over the day, see what has been wrong, what imperfect—seek pardon for the wrong, and determine, by God’s help, to amend it.